Country with best cinematography?

[Drake Tungsten]

Seriously, the U.S. has no competition when it comes to movie making.

[Dis]

the U.S. and

no one else.

maybe Italy just for the spagetti westerns

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Seriously, the U.S. has no competition when it comes to movie making.

I don't wound to sound anti-American here... but America is probably one of the suckiest country when it comes to movies.

Sure, there was Welles, Kubrick, van Sant, David Lynch. There is the Sundance festival, but...

how much Hollywoodian movies, how much Academy Awards, stupid star system.

Try the following exercise: analyse the story of a movie. If it's Hollywoodian, there is a 95% chance than it will have two parts: a love story + a suspense (whatever it may be). Each story will have starting point in the first 15 minutes and a resolution point int he last 15. Characters are clearly separated between good and evil so as not to confuse the viewer. They have no psychology, and each major character is defined in the first few minutes by obvious dialogue lines. There is no such thing as nuance or paradox.

The technique is absolutely invisible. The goal here is that the viewer forgets he is seeing a movie, so that he feels the emotion without having to think about what he is seeing, even less criticizing the obvious propaganda.
Think a second about Saving Private Ryan: did you notice that you never see a close up on the face of a German soldier (except for a single one); and that they are always filmed in a dark and shady way? Ask yourself why.

Do this, and, believe me, you won't be seeing an Hollywoodian movie for the rest of your life.

[SlowwHand]

Iran?
Hell, you'd love far West Texas.


What about New Zealand?

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Where the hell is New Zealand?

The South Pacific.

[Ecthy]

France, then Germany... the US make many popular movies, but they're not too high in quality

[MikeH]

No mention of the UK? Interesting. We've (historically) had a great film making tradition. Not so much now though.

[RGBVideo]

Besides, I felt like it was unfair not to include any South American country (though I left Africa).

Uhh, Mexico isn't located in South America.

the US make many popular movies, but they're not too high in quality

I disagree, most of the popular movies which are made in US may be not too high in quality, yes, but the popular movies are not the only ones made in there.

DEDIT: Spelklkink.

[Ecthy]

Well I know no old movies from ze UK. But then isn't A Clockwork Orange an English movie?

[SlowwHand]

I thought you meant the scenery.
Can I change my vote, to NOT Iowa, in either case?

[Ecthy]

ah, Trainspotting...

[Drake Tungsten]

The South Pacific.

I'm surprised it took so long for that "joke" to appear...

[Dry]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
I don't wound to sound anti-American here... but America is probably one of the suckiest country when it comes to movies.
[...]
If it's Hollywoodian,
[...]

So, better say:
Hollywood is probably one of the suckiest place when it comes to movies...
Don't mix up Hollywood and USA.

[Q Classic]

what about about schmidt? that's not something that starts and ends in the first and final 15.

[SlowwHand]

DRY! A man of reasoning ability. Welcome!